Apium graveolens var. dulce commonly known as celery, belongs to the Apiaceae family. It is used especially as a vegetable and medicinal plant. In Senegal, A. graveolens is used as a food condiment. The aim of this work is to study the chemical composition of A. graveolens stems (S), leaves (L) essential oils and antiinflammatory activity. GC/FID and GC/MS analyzes carried out on essential oils obtained by steam distillation showed that oils from both stems and leaves were characterized by the same major constituents α-pinene, the prominent compound of oils represented 69.3 and 68.4% for stems (S) and leaves (L), respectively. It is followed by limonene (9.5 and 9.8%), α-phellandrene (5.5 and 5.9%) and β-pinene (4.8 and 4.3%). These compounds represented 89.1% (S) and 88.4% (L) of the total essential oils content. Anti-inflammatory activity was measured by the inhibition of 5-lipoxygenase (5-LOX) by A. graveolens essential oil anti-inflammatory assays revealed an IC 50 of 29.5±2.0 µg/mL for A. graveolens oils and 23.7±0.5 µg/mL for quercetine used as a reference. This study showed that essential oils of A. graveolens was an important source of α-pinene who is probably responsible of its antiinflammatory properties.
Ce travail s'inscrit dans le contexte global de valorisation de la biodiversité des plantes aromatiques du Sénégal. L’objectif de l’étude était de déterminer la composition chimique d’huiles essentielles (HE) de Mentha arvensis L. et d’évaluer leurs activités antioxydante et insecticide. A cet effet, des feuilles de M. arvensis ont été récoltées dans la région de Dakar (Sénégal) et séchées à l'ombre puis leurs HE extraites par entrainement à la vapeur d'eau. Les HE obtenues ont été analysées par chromatographie en phase gazeuse (CPG) couplée à un détecteur à ionisation de flamme (FID) et un spectromètre de masse (MS). L’activité antioxydante des HE a été évaluée par la méthode d’inhibition du radical 2,2-diphényl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) tandis que l’activité insecticide a été testée par fumigation contre Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch.). Les résultats ont montré que les HE contiennent principalement du menthol (68,4%), de l’acétate de menthyle (16,9%) et de la menthone (5,0%). Leur activité antioxydante augmente avec la concentration, soient 38%, 57% et 73% d’inhibition respectivement pour 10, 25 et 50 mg/ml ; la CI50 est de 19,5 mg/ml. Les huiles présentent aussi une activité insecticide. Cette dernière bien qu’étant faible après 24 heures, augmente fortement au bout de 48 heures avec une mortalité maximale de 92%. Cette mortalité atteint des maximums de 98% pour 5 et 25 μl et 100% pour 50 et 75 μl après 72 heures. English title: Antioxidant and insecticidal activities of essential oils of Mentha arvensis L. from Senegal This work is part of the global context of valorization of the biodiversity of aromatic plants from Senegal. The aim of the study is to determine the chemical composition of essential oils (EOs) of Mentha arvensis L. and to evaluate their antioxidant and insecticidal activities. For this purpose, leaves of M. arvensis were harvested in Dakar region, Senegal and dried in the shade. EOs were extracted by steam distillation from dried leaves and analyzed by gas chromatography (GC) coupled to a flame ionization detector (FID) and a mass spectrometer (MS). The antioxidant activity of EOs was assessed using the 2,2-diphenyl-1-picrylhydrazyl (DPPH) method while the insecticidal activity was tested by fumigation against Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch.). The results revealed that EOs were dominated by menthol (68.4%), menthyl acetate (16.9%) and menthone (5.0%). The antioxidant activity assay showed that the inhibition increased with the concentration: 38%, 57% and 73% for 10, 25 and 50 mg/ml, respectively; the IC50 was of 19.5 mg/ml. The oils were also effective as insecticide. Mortalities were low after 24 hours and increased strongly after 48 hours with a maximum of 92%. They reached a maximum of 98% for 5 and 25 μl and 100% for 50 and 75 μl after 72 hours.
Today the use of plant extracts, in particular essential oils, is a natural alternative to synthetic insecticides in the fight against crop pests. In this study, the insecticidal activity of essential oils and powder of Xylopia aethiopica (Annonaceae) were tested by both fumigation and contact against Callosobruchus maculatus. The essential oil of X. aethiopica, obtained by steam distillation and the powder, with a particle size of 1 mm, were used for the tests. The analysis of essential oils and powder of X. aethiopica by GC-MS/FID and GC/MS-HS-SPME, showed that the main compounds were β-pinene (28.9-19.0%), 1,8-ci neole (14.9-7.6%) and α-pinene (9.8-19.4%). Insecticidal activity of essential oils and powder of X. aethiopica, respectively, by fumigation (F) and contact (C) against C. maculatus showed toxicity LD 50 = 0.2 ± 0.0 μl • cm -3 , LT 50 = 16.4 ± 1.2 h (F) and LD 50 = 9.2 ± 0.7 g • kg -1 , LT 50 = 69.6 ± 0.4 h (C). The essential oil and powder of X. aethiopica can be considered as bio-insecticides against C. maculatus for the protection of cowpeas in Senegal.
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